Steering Group

The remit of the PICANet Steering Group is to monitor the progress and ensure the quality of the scientific work of PICANet whilst encompassing the needs and views of consumers.

Current members:

First Name Surname Position Organisation Representing Member since:
Carli Whittaker (Chair) UK Head of Nursing – CYP Royal College of Nursing PCCS Immediate Past President 2022
James Campbell Associate Director Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) Commissioning body for PICANet in England 2021
 Freddie Drew National Programme of Care Manager – Women & Children NHS England NHS England 2022
Andrew Fleming National Clinical Audit Programme Manager Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) 2017
Curie Freeborn Parent Lay Member Parents and Carers 2025
Catherine Gallagher Project Manager Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) Commissioning body for PICANet in England 2026
Karina Hamilton Paediatric Audit Manager National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) Republic of Ireland 2022
Hari Krishnan Consultant Paediatric Intensivist Birmingham Children’s Hospital & KIDS Chair of PICANet Clinical Advisory Group 2024
Padmanabhan Ramnarayan Reader in Paediatric Critical Care Imperial College London Chair of PCCS Study Group 2022
Ruchi Sinha Consultant Paediatric Intensivist

Chair of the Paediatric Critical Care Clinical Reference Group

St Mary’s Hospital, London

NHS England

NHS England

Chair of the Clinical Reference Group

2023
Helen Stares Parent Lay Member Parents and Carers 2023
Mark Terris Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist and

Paediatric Transport Consultant

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Northern Ireland 2008